Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. When she saw that she had waited - Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased.
She took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim.
And made him a young lion - King of Judea.